"Event Horizon" is the first episode of the fifth season of Supergirl, and the eighty-eighth episode overall. It aired on October 6, 2019.
Synopsis
Kara is surprised to find that CatCo has a new owner who has brought in a star reporter. New couples emerge and explore their budding relationships while J'onn J'onzz receives an unexpected visitor.[1]
Notes
- This episode takes place one month after The Quest for Peace.
- Brainiac 5 created Supergirl a new suit, replacing her skirt with pants.
- Kara Danvers tells Lena Luthor she is Supergirl.
Trivia
- In debating the greatest movie villain of all time, Nia suggests Hannibal Lecter (likely The Silence of the Lambs iteration), Brainy suggests Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada, Kara suggests Voldemort from Harry Potter, and Alex suggests Hans Gruber from Die Hard. Kelly later suggests Hans Gruber, agreeing with Alex.
- When the Superfriends fight Midnight, "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse plays, which is subsequently followed by Midnight creating a black hole above them.
- Longtime viewers can pickup that the music is usually a cue for what is happening in a scene, similar to back in Season One in "Manhunter", where lamenting music plays over Kara seeing public opinion of her stay sour after he Red Kryptonite-induced rampage.
References
| Supergirl season 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Event Horizon" • "Stranger Beside Me" • "Blurred Lines" • "In Plain Sight" • "Dangerous Liaisons" • "Confidence Women" • "Tremors" • "The Wrath of Rama Khan" • "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One" • "The Bottle Episode" • "Back From the Future - Part One" • "Back From the Future - Part Two" • "It's a Super Life" • "The Bodyguard" • "Reality Bytes" • "Alex in Wonderland" • "Deus Lex Machina" • "The Missing Link" • "Immortal Kombat" | ||||